Overview

Why GM Financial?

GM Financial is the wholly owned captive finance subsidiary of General Motors and is headquartered in Fort Worth, U.S. We are a global provider of auto finance solutions, with operations in North America, South America and the Asia Pacific region. Through our long-standing relationships with auto dealers, we offer attractive retail financing and lease programs to meet the needs of each customer. We also offer commercial lending products to dealers to help them finance and grow their businesses. 

At GM Financial, our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes new ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive. Our Purpose: We pioneer the innovations that move and connect people to what matters

Responsibilities

About the Role:

The Software Development Engineer (SDE) contributes in all areas of development as a member of an Agile Scrum team. Team members will have areas of strength and some level of specialization, but must be adept at learning tools and languages that enable the team member to participate in all areas of product development. Being adaptable and knowledgeable in multiple domains enables the team members to swarm or fill gaps in order to meet commitments. The SDE will adhere to DevSecOps principles and utilize advanced cloud capabilities to enable business strategy with a strict focus on quality that meets the demands of our business partners and customers. The person in this role must be a highly collaborative, creative and intellectually curious engineer who is passionate about forming and implementing cutting-edge cloud computing capabilities.

• The SDE III establishes direction and provides guidance to other team members while consistently delivering on commitments.
• The SDE III engages beyond the team to accomplish objectives, influencing and collaborating with other teams within GM Financial, and working directly with organizations external to the company.
• Drive proof of concepts and conduct technical feasibility studies for business requirements
• Remain up-to-date on emerging technologies and architecture and propose ways to use them in current and upcoming projects
• Collaborate with Architecture team(s) to advise on any needed enabling work and make decisions regarding sequencing to ensure optimal delivery of value for business customers
• Ensure high availability and 24x7 monitoring
• Continually improve operational processes and procedures
• Effectively communicate project health, risks and issues to the program stakeholders, sponsors and management teams
• Troubleshoot production issues, engage appropriate parties, and drive through to resolution
• The SDE III is expected to demonstrate mastery of software development practices performed by Scrum teams:
• Developing product features for any or all of the following: data marketplaces, mobile applications, web applications, and API services. The SDE III provides technology leadership and promotes team learning throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Adoption of and migration to the public cloud within the team as appropriate. The SDE III understands cloud technologies and how best to employ them; and assists other team members to speed the implementation.
• Using automated pipelines for building, testing, and deploying software packages; continuously improving both the quality and speed of the pipelines. The SDE III is instrumental in the design and implementation of the pipelines.
• Leveraging test automation and peer reviews to increase product quality. As a technology leader, the SDE III coaches the team to achieve full participation and high quality reviews.
• Maintaining a production-first mindset focused on scale, uptime, and the team’s ability to rapidly triage/resolve production issues.
• Investing in our Agile practice to continuously improve product quality, time to market, and team member happiness.

Qualifications

What makes you a dream candidate?

• Software development expertise in one or more high level programming languages. The SDE III has developed language agility to move easily from one product to another. The SDE III promotes modern
• software development patterns and practices that promote simplicity, understanding, reuse, and security.
• Expertise optimizing the data architecture, database queries and indexes as a cornerstone for delivering scalable, performant products and services.
• Ability to implement features across mobile, web, and API service levels as applicable to the product team.
• Proficient at designing, building, and optimizing automated pipelines with automated testing and automated security controls.
• Experience working in Agile Scrum teams with demonstrated success leading improvements (getting better/faster/happier)
• Extensive experience with Cloud technologies (such as Azure, AWS, GCP) and native toolsets such as Azure ARM Templates, Hashicorp Terraform, AWS Cloud Formation
• Strong background with source control management systems (GIT or Subversion); Build Systems (Maven, Gradle, Webpack); Code Quality (Sonar); Artifact Repository Managers (Artifactory), Continuous Integration/ Continuous Deployment (Jenkins, Azure DevOps)
• Strong knowledge with Web Services, API Gateways and application integration development and design
• Brings passion and enthusiasm to the team; leads by example.
• Champions and executes strategies across teams that deliver measurable business value.
• Demonstrates mastery of software languages, architecture, and design; is perceived by most as the expert.
• Works through others to achieve more than individual contribution.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal, and writing skills.
• Must be attentive to details, organized, self-motivated, and drive
• Demonstrated strong analytic and problem-solving abilities
• Defines and promotes best practices; cultivates a culture of innovation and learning

Demonstrated expertise in the following technologies as required for the product being developed:

• Low-code environments: Logic Apps, Outsystems
• Enterprise Service Bus: Tibco BusinessWorks (APIs and integration workflows)
• Pipeline Automation: Azure DevOps (YAML, ARM), Terraform, Jenkins, Chef, Octopus Deploy
• Code Scanning: SonarQube, Checkmarx
• Source Code repos: Git
• Mobile: Xamarin.iOS, Xamarin.Android, Xamarin.Forms
• UI: Angular, Javascript, CSS, Node.js, ASP.NET MVC
• High level programming languages: Java, C# (.NET MVC and .NET Core), Go
• Scripting: Powershell, Bash
• Database: Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, NoSQL (e.g. CosmosDB)
• Test Automation: Xamarin.UITest, Specflow, DevTest, Selenium, Test Data Manager, Postman, Maven, TestNG, JMeter
• Operating systems: Windows, LinuxEducation

Experience

• High School Diploma or equivalent required
• Bachelor’s Degree in related field or equivalent practical experience preferred
• 4-6 years software development experience required

What We Offer: Benefits effective day 1, 401K, Bonding leave for new parents (12 weeks, 100% paid), Pet insurance, training, certifications

Our Culture: Our team members define and shape our culture — an environment that welcomes innovative ideas, fosters integrity, and creates a sense of community and belonging. Here we do more than work — we thrive.

Compensation: Competitive pay

Work Life Balance: Flexible hybrid work environment

Benefits Package: Generous benefits package

Salary

The base salary range for this role is: USD $97,500.00 to $185,400.00. At GM Financial, we strive for transparency in all aspects of our business, including pay equity. This is the GM Financial pay range for this role and job level. The exact salary and compensation will vary based on factors like knowledge, skills, experience, and education. This role is eligible to participate in a performance-based incentive plan. Full time employees are eligible to participate in health benefits on day one of employment.